The Virus As A Symptom Of The Crisis

Pope says coronavirus pandemic could be nature's response to climate crisis

Delia Gallagher, April 8, 2020 (CNN)

“Pope Francis has said the coronavirus pandemic is one of "nature's responses" to humans ignoring the current ecological crisis…[T]he pontiff said the outbreak offered an opportunity to slow down the rate of production and consumption and to learn to understand and contemplate the natural world…"We did not respond to the partial catastrophes. Who now speaks of the fires in Australia, or remembers that 18 months ago a boat could cross the North Pole because the glaciers had all melted? Who speaks now of the floods?" the Pope said…

The pandemic has radically changed the way the Vatican operates, with the Pope celebrating Palm Sunday mass in an empty church and the sites normally packed with tourists empty…The 83-year-old Pope, who has a damaged lung from an infection in his 20s, has twice tested negative for the novel coronavirus. He is being distanced from anyone who might be carrying the virus…[He] criticized the response to the outbreak…[and] warned against the rise of populist politicians -- who he said are giving speeches reminiscent of Hitler in 1933 -- and others who are focusing solely on the economy…” click here for more

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